NEWS

Latest defection to Green Party sees local leading Councillor leave Labour Party “broken-hearted”

Councillor Renyard will today be informing his Labour Colleagues and other elected members of Southampton City Council at today’s Full Council that he is resigning from the Labour Party, after being a Labour Councillor for the past six years, and now intends to serve with the Green Party. Read more.

Green Party Challenge Council plans for children

Last Wednesday saw two members of Southampton and District Green Party deliver a deputation to Southampton City Council. As part of full council meeting, Professor Barrie Margetts and Lori Foster delivered a deputation questioning what exactly would be involved in the new transition plans for adult and child social care, following a £42m savings announcement via Newton Europe consultancy (itself costing the tax payer £9m). Read more .

TEN TREES NOW FELLED

The fire at Millbrook Old Cemetery reported by us early August meant the ten trees pictured in the linked article had to be felled.

Now there is a bleak almost dystopic scene left in one corner of the cemetery where the area probably is being used to hoard grass cuttings away from the trees, meaning fire risks in hot weather might not be quite so worrying. Read more.

Barrie Margetts is standing in Shirley

Due to the resignation of a Councillor in Shirley ward a by-election has been called for the 10th October.

Barrie Margetts (pictured), has been selected to stand for the Green Party and has an excellent work record in Southampton as a previous Councillor and as a Professor at University of Southampton. Read more.

Aftermath of fire at Old Millbrook cemetery

At the end of July fire broke out in the Millbrook Old Cemetery where the fire brigade attended and thankfully extinguished the blaze in one corner of the site. Read More